Funeral for mountaineer Kim Hong-bin A funeral procession carries a portrait of mountaineer Kim Hong-bin and the Cheongryong Medal, the highest Order of Sport Merit posthumously given to him, during his funeral at Yeomju Gymnasium in the southwestern city of Gwangju on Aug. 8, 2021. The 56-year-old Kim, who lost all of his fingers to frostbite about 30 years ago, went missing after conquering the world’s 14 highest mountains. (Yonhap)
Sport climber Seo Chae-hyun Seo Chae-hyun of South Korea competes in the lead qualification of the women’s sport climbing combined event at the Tokyo Olympics at the Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2021. (Yonhap)
S. Korea advances to semifinals in women’s volleyball The South Korean squad reacts after winning a volleyball quarterfinal match against Turkey at the Tokyo Olympics at Ariake Arena in the Japanese capital on Aug. 4, 2021. (Yonhap)
N.K. leader meets with veterans North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C, front) joins a group photo session with veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War, who have taken part in a national conference in Pyongyang on July 29, 2021, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
Quiet beach amid COVID-19 Songjeong Beach in Busan, 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul, is relatively quiet on July 31, 2021, as South Korea has enhanced measures to curb COVID-19. The nation reported 1,539 new COVID-19 cases on the day, raising the total caseload to 198,345. (Yonhap)
Media art show at temple The worship hall of the Buddhist temple of Beopju in Boeun, 180 kilometers south of Seoul, is lit up on July 30, 2021, as part of a media art show running through Aug. 29. The temple was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2018. (Yonhap)
N.K. leader pays tribute to fallen Chinese soldiers North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un places a wreath at the Friendship Tower in Pyongyang on July 28, 2021, to mark the 68th anniversary of the Korean War armistice that fell on the previous day, in this photo released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. The tower commemorates Chinese soldiers who died while fighting for the North in the 1950-53 Korean War. North Korea refers to the three-year conflict as the Great Fatherland Liberation War. (Yonhap)
Algae bloom Green algae blooms on Daecheong Lake in Okcheon, 174 kilometers south of Seoul, on July 28, 2021, amid a prolonged heat wave sweeping South Korea. (Yonhap)
Presidential hopeful, opposition leader hold ‘chimaek’ meeting Former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl (L), a presidential hopeful of the opposition bloc, poses for a photo with Lee Jun-seok, leader of the main opposition People Power Party, as they meet at a restaurant in Seoul on July 25, 2021, over “chimaek”, a compound word combining chicken and “maekju,” the Korean word for beer. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)
Ahead of armistice anniversary This photo, released by the Korean Central News Agency, shows foreign diplomats stationed in North Korea visiting the Fatherland Liberation War Victory Memorial in Pyongyang between July 22-23, 2021, ahead of the 68th anniversary of the armistice of the 1950-53 Korean War on July 27. The North claims the armistice as a victory in the war. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
